François ÉDELINE dit DELISLE

(b. 15 March 1720 , Longueuil, Canada, New France d. 29 June 1802 , Longueuil, Lower Canada )

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François ÉDELINE dit DELISLE was born 15 March 1720 in Longueuil, Canada, New France

François ÉDELINE dit DELISLE was the child of Pierre ÉDELINE and Louise-Catherine PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE) and the grandchild of: (paternal) Charles ÉDELINE and Jeanne BRACONNIER (BRANCONNIER) (maternal) Pierre PATENAUDE (PATENÔTRE) and Catherine BRUNET dite BELHUMEUR

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

François married Marie VALET 23 November 1750 in Verchères, Canada, New France . The couple had (at least) 2 children.
Marie VALET was born abt. 1737 in Québec Province, Canada (Quebec). Marie died 3 August 1795 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville). Marie was the child of Jean-Baptiste VALET and Marie-Josephe THUOT dite DUVAL.

François ÉDELINE dit DELISLE died 29 June 1802 in Longueuil, Lower Canada .
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Québec Généalogie - Over time, Québec has gone through a series of name changes
From its inception in the early 1600s until 1760, it was called Canada, New France.
1760 to 1763, it was simply Canada
1763 to 1791 - Province of Québec
1791 to 1867 - Lower Canada
1867 to present - Québec, Canada.

Thanks to Micheline Gadbois MacDonald for providing this information.

Québec Généalogie - What is a 'dit/dite' name? When the first settlers came to Québec from France it was a custom to add a 'dit' nickname to the surname. The English translation of 'dit' is 'said'. The Colonists of Nouvelle France added 'dit' names as distinguishers. A settler might have wanted to differentiate their family from their siblings by taking a 'dit' name that described the locale to which they had relocated. The acquiring of a 'dit' name might also be the result of a casual adoption, whereby the person wanted to honor the family who had raised them. Another reason was also to distinguish themselves by taking as a 'dit' name the town or village in France from which they originated. This custom ended around 1900 when people began using only one name, either the 'dit' nickname or their original surname.

Source: American-French Genealogical Society, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (www.afgs.org/ditnames/index1.html)

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François ÉDELINE dit DELISLE married

Marie VALET-- Date: 23 November 1750 Place: Verchères, Canada, New France
Marie VALET was the child of Jean-Baptiste VALET and Marie-Josephe THUOT dite DUVAL

Children of François ÉDELINE dit DELISLE and Marie VALET:

Victoire ÉDELINE dite DELISLE (b.8 March 1753, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 6 July 1834, Napierville, Lower Canada )
m. Michel LUSSIER 2 March 1772 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

Antoine DELISLE (b.16 December 1757, Verchères, Canada, New France d. 13 January 1850, Napierville, Canada East )
m. Charlotte ROUGEAU dite BERGER 31 January 1785 in Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville)

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1720 Birth
15 March 1720
Longueuil, Canada, New France

1750 Marriage / Partner
François ÉDELINE dit DELISLE and Marie VALET 23 November 1750 , Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

He was 30 years old.

1753 - The lightning rod is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

1753 Birth of Child
Victoire ÉDELINE dite DELISLE was born 8 March 1753, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François was 33 years old.

1757 Birth of Child
Antoine DELISLE was born 16 December 1757, Verchères, Québec, Canada (Saint-François-Xavier-de-Vercheres)

François was 37 years old.

1763 - France cedes its North American posessions to Britain by the Treaty of Paris, ending the Seven Years War (French and Indian War). Quebec City French-speaking Catholics were now under the rule of Protestant Britain under King George III.

1772 Marriage of Child
Victoire ÉDELINE dite DELISLE married 2 March 1772 , Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Michel LUSSIER

1775 - The Battle of Québec was fought on December 31 between the American Continental Army and British defenders of Québec City. It was the first major defeat for the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

1784 - The bifocal lens is invented (Benjamin Franklin, United States)

The oil lamp is invented (Aimé Argand, Switzerland)

1785 Marriage of Child
Antoine DELISLE married 31 January 1785, Boucherville, Québec, Canada (Sainte-Famille-de-Boucherville) to Charlotte ROUGEAU dite BERGER

1791 - The Constitutional Act divides Québec into Upper and Lower Canada

1793 - The cotton gin is invented (Eli Whitney, United States)